1977 European Curling Championships

1977 European Curling Championships
Host cityOslo, Norway
ArenaAskerhallen
Dates22–26 November
Men's winner Sweden
Curling clubHärnösands CK, Härnösand
SkipRagnar Kamp
ThirdBjörn Rudström
SecondHåkan Rudström
LeadChrister Mårtensson
Finalist Scotland (Ken Horton)
Women's winner Sweden
Curling clubÖrebro DCK, Örebro
SkipElisabeth Branäs
ThirdEva Rosenhed
SecondBritt-Marie Ericson
LeadAnne-Marie Ericsson
Finalist Switzerland
(Nicole Zloczower)
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The 1977 European Curling Championships were held from 22 to 26 November at the Askerhallen arena in Oslo, Norway.

The Swedish men's team won their first European title, and the Swedish women's team won their second European title.

For the first time, the Dutch men's team took part in the European Championship.

Men's

Teams

Team Skip Third Second Lead Curling club
 Denmark Jørn Blach Freddy Bartelsen Bent Jørgensen Antonny Hinge Hvidovre Curling Club, Hvidovre
 England Ronald D. Thornton John D. Kerr Tony Atherton Tony Fraser
 France André Tronc Jean-Louis Sibuet Gaby Ronchis Jean-Francois Orset Mont d'Arbois Curling Club, Megève
 Germany Hans Jörg Herberg Sigi Heinle Wolfgang Metzeler Franz Schmidt
 Italy Giuseppe Dal Molin Giancarlo Valt Enea Pavani Ivo Lorenzi Tofane Curling Club, Cortina d’Ampezzo
 Netherlands Eric Harmsen Robert Harmsen Jack De Meyere Arthur Taudin-Scabot
 Norway Sjur Loen Morten Søgaard Dagfinn Loen Roar Rise Brumunddal Curling Club, Oslo
 Scotland Ken Horton Willie Jamieson Keith Douglas Richard Harding Carmunnock & Rutherglen CC, Glasgow
 Sweden Ragnar Kamp Björn Rudström Håkan Rudström Christer Mårtensson Härnösands Curlingklubb, Härnösand
 Switzerland Paul Hofer Dieter Kraft Walter Glaser Bruno Schallberger

Round robin

Team A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 W L Place
A1  Denmark * 16:3 2:10 10:3 6:7 11:3 5:7 5:7 5:11 5:12 3 6 8
A2  England 3:16 * 9:6 3:9 6:9 11:4 4:18 3:18 3:15 6:10 2 7 9
A3  France 10:2 6:9 * 6:7 7:8 12:4 7:4 6:12 5:12 8:7 4 5 6
A4  Germany 3:10 9:3 7:6 * 8:1 9:1 4:2 2:8 1:6 4:3 6 3 3
A5  Italy 7:6 9:6 8:7 1:8 * 12:4 10:7 2:8 3:11 5:8 5 4 4
A6  Netherlands 3:11 4:11 4:12 1:9 4:12 * 3:5 3:15 5:18 6:15 0 9 10
A7  Norway 7:5 18:4 4:7 2:4 7:10 5:3 * 10:4 6:7 8:5 5 4 5
A8  Scotland 7:5 18:3 12:6 8:2 8:2 15:3 4:10 * 3:5 8:5 7 2 2
A9  Sweden 11:5 15:3 12:5 6:1 11:3 18:5 7:6 5:3 * 10:7 9 0 1
A10  Switzerland 12:5 10:6 7:8 3:4 8:5 15:6 5:8 5:8 7:10 * 4 5 7

Final standings

Place Team Skip GP W L
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Sweden Ragnar Kamp 9 9 0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Scotland Ken Horton 9 7 2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany Hans Jörg Herberg 9 6 3
4  Italy Giuseppe Dal Molin 9 5 4
5  Norway Sjur Loen 9 5 4
6  France André Tronc 9 4 5
7  Switzerland Paul Hofer 9 4 5
8  Denmark Jørn Blach 9 3 6
9  England Ronald D. Thornton 9 2 7
10  Netherlands Eric Harmsen 9 0 9

Women's

Teams

Team Skip Third Second Lead Curling club
 England Janette Forrest Enid Logan Mary Aitchison Dorothy Shell
 France Paulette Delachat Suzanne Parodi Erna Gay Francoise Duclos
 Germany Renate Grüner Valentina Fischer-Weppler Irmi Wagner Traudl Krämer
 Italy Maria-Grazzia Constantini Tea Valt Ann Lacedelli Marina Pavani
 Norway Bente Hoel (fourth) Herborg Pettersen Åse Wilhelmsen Anne Sofie Bjaanaes (skip)
 Scotland Betty Law Bea Dodds Margaret Paterson Margaret Cadzow
 Sweden Elisabeth Branäs Eva Rosenhed Britt-Marie Ericson Anne-Marie Ericsson Örebro DCK, Örebro
 Switzerland Nicole Zloczower Rose Marie Steffen Ebe Beyeler Nelly Moser

Round robin

Team A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 W L Place
A1  England * 4:15 8:6 2:13 10:9 6:5 5:15 4:9 3 4 5
A2  France 15:4 * 6:11 11:10 13:7 6:7 4:9 8:10 3 4 4
A3  Germany 6:8 11:6 * 8:9 5:9 6:10 7:9 2:15 1 6 8
A4  Italy 13:2 10:11 9:8 * 7:8 7:9 3:8 2:10 2 5 7
A5  Norway 9:10 7:13 9:5 8:7 * 3:16 2:11 5:7 2 5 6
A6  Scotland 5:6 7:6 10:6 9:7 16:3 * 4:6 8:10 4 3 3
A7  Sweden 15:5 9:4 9:7 8:3 11:2 6:4 * 7:4 7 0 1
A8  Switzerland 9:4 10:8 15:2 10:2 7:5 10:8 4:7 * 6 1 2

Final standings

Place Team Skip GP W L
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Sweden Elisabeth Branäs 7 7 0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Switzerland Nicole Zloczower 7 6 1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Scotland Betty Law 7 4 3
4  France Paulette Delachat 7 3 4
5  England Janette Forrest 7 3 4
6  Norway Anne Sofie Bjaanaes 7 2 5
7  Italy Maria-Grazzia Constantini 7 2 5
8  Germany Renate Grüner 7 1 6

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